Philosophy
Course Offerings – Spring
2007
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Phil
1000-01 |
Introduction
to Philosophy - C1,
CH
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Goodin
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MW With a discussion session on Fridays |
An introduction to critical thinking through a study of
elementary logic and scientific method and an introduction to philosophical
problems of ethics, religion, epistemology, and metaphysics. Discussion Sections held on Fridays: |
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Phil
1000-02 |
Introduction to Philosophy – C1, CH
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Wright
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TR 9:35 – 10:50 |
An introduction to critical thinking
through a study of elementary logic and scientific method and an introduction
to philosophical problems of ethics, religion, epistemology, and metaphysics. |
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Phil
1000-03 |
Introduction
to Philosophy - C1,
CH
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Sherline
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MW With a discussion session on Fridays |
What is the nature and
value of philosophy? Is the whole world a dream? What is the relation of my
mind to my body? Does God exist? What is the meaning of life? Is morality relative? In this course we'll examine these
questions, and you'll learn the basics of critically evaluating answers to
them. The readings will be a mixture of classic and contemporary authors
weighted towards the classics (Socrates, Descartes, Locke, Berkeley, Hume.). Discussion Sections held on Fridays: |
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Phil
2100-01 |
The Greek Mind – C1, CH
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Goodin
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TR 11:00-12:15 |
Part one of the history of philosophy sequence. The
first great age of Western philosophy was in ancient |
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Phil
2345-01
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Natural
Resource Ethics – CH, D
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Lockwood
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TR |
Introduces students to
ethics in context of natural resource extraction, use, conservation,
preservation, and distribution. Ethical frameworks include teleological
and deontological theories primarily applied to human needs and wants.
Concepts and applications of environmental justice are addressed, including
private property, sustainability, and obligations to future generations. |
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Phil
3000-01
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Introduction
to Epistemology – C1, W2
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Griesmaier
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TR 1:20-2:35 |
In 1963, Ed Gettier formulated two counterexamples to
the traditional analysis of knowledge as justified true belief. This lead, on
the one hand, to a considerable revival of interest in skepticism, and on the
other hand, to a proliferation of theories about what sort of condition has
to be added to the traditional analysis of knowledge. In this course, we will
study in detail the various reactions to Gettier cases and their implications
for issues concerning the role of perception, memory, and reasoning in our
quest for knowledge. |
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Phil 3300-01
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Ethical Theory – C1
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Wright
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MWF 11:00 – 11:50 |
A philosophical investigation of such concepts as
morality, obligation, goodness, freedom and responsibility, and of recurring
types of ethical theory. |
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Phil 3420-01
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Symbolic Logic
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Griesmaier
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TR |
Studies both propositional and quantificational
logic, concentrating on methods of proof. Takes up such topics as identity,
singular terms, intuitive set theory, and translating English sentences into
symbolic notation. |
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Phil 5100-01
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Figures in Modern & 19th
Century Philosophy
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Goodin
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M |
Leibniz |
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Phil
5190-01 |
Topics: Philosophy Language
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Moffett
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W 2:40-5:10 |
We use words to mean
things. Do words also have meanings? If so, what sort of things are meanings?
Are they objects in our heads or are they independent of us? And how do we
come to understand a language to begin with? These are just a few of the
foundational questions to be considered in this course. |
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Phil
5300-01 |
Topics in Ethics
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Sherline
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R |
This course will be a survey of contemporary work on
value theory, with special attention to three areas: 1. Perfectionist
theories of value (also known as objective theories); 2. Recent work on the
meaning of life; 3. Recent empirical
work on happiness. |
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